Can't remove server from DHCP server list

I have a number of sites, each with a DHCP server. At my main site, I keep 2
DHCP servers. After a recent round of server replacements, the DHCP duties
were moved to new servers. The previous DHCP servers are still domain member
servers, but DHCP was unauthorized and uninstalled.

Somehow, they still appear on the list of authorized servers when you view
that list from any of the other DHCP servers. I even tried putting DHCP back
on the servers and then tried to unauthorize them. When I do that, I get the
following error message:
There is no such object on the server.

I'm more than a bit frustrated by this. Does anyone have a fix for this
weirdness?

In news:94EF528B-C19F-4908-8126-(E-Mail Removed),
Vance Bowers <(E-Mail Removed)> stated, which I
commented on below:
> I have a number of sites, each with a DHCP server. At my main site,
> I keep 2 DHCP servers. After a recent round of server replacements,
> the DHCP duties were moved to new servers. The previous DHCP servers
> are still domain member servers, but DHCP was unauthorized and
> uninstalled.
>
> Somehow, they still appear on the list of authorized servers when you
> view that list from any of the other DHCP servers. I even tried
> putting DHCP back on the servers and then tried to unauthorize them.
> When I do that, I get the following error message:
> There is no such object on the server.
>
> I'm more than a bit frustrated by this. Does anyone have a fix for
> this weirdness?

Have you tried ADSI Edit?


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In news:94EF528B-C19F-4908-8126-(E-Mail Removed),
Vance Bowers <(E-Mail Removed)> stated, which I
commented on below:
> I have a number of sites, each with a DHCP server. At my main site,
> I keep 2 DHCP servers. After a recent round of server replacements,
> the DHCP duties were moved to new servers. The previous DHCP servers
> are still domain member servers, but DHCP was unauthorized and
> uninstalled.
>
> Somehow, they still appear on the list of authorized servers when you
> view that list from any of the other DHCP servers. I even tried
> putting DHCP back on the servers and then tried to unauthorize them.
> When I do that, I get the following error message:
> There is no such object on the server.
>
> I'm more than a bit frustrated by this. Does anyone have a fix for
> this weirdness?

Sorry, meant to add more info. You should find the DHCP server list in the
Config Container in AD. Install the support tools, then create an MMC,
add/remove snapins, add ADSI Edit, then save it, then rt-click ADSI Edit,
connect to, in the Connection Point click on "Well known Naming Context",
then in the drop-down box, select "Configuration". Drill down to
CN=Services. I can't remember where it is after that. Drill down until you
find it.

Ace

I was finally able to fix it through ADSIedit. It wasn't very easy to find,
but doing several searches finally located my rogue systems and got them
deleted.

"Ace Fekay [MVP]" wrote:

> In news:94EF528B-C19F-4908-8126-(E-Mail Removed),
> Vance Bowers <(E-Mail Removed)> stated, which I
> commented on below:
> > I have a number of sites, each with a DHCP server. At my main site,
> > I keep 2 DHCP servers. After a recent round of server replacements,
> > the DHCP duties were moved to new servers. The previous DHCP servers
> > are still domain member servers, but DHCP was unauthorized and
> > uninstalled.
> >
> > Somehow, they still appear on the list of authorized servers when you
> > view that list from any of the other DHCP servers. I even tried
> > putting DHCP back on the servers and then tried to unauthorize them.
> > When I do that, I get the following error message:
> > There is no such object on the server.
> >
> > I'm more than a bit frustrated by this. Does anyone have a fix for
> > this weirdness?
>
> Sorry, meant to add more info. You should find the DHCP server list in the
> Config Container in AD. Install the support tools, then create an MMC,
> add/remove snapins, add ADSI Edit, then save it, then rt-click ADSI Edit,
> connect to, in the Connection Point click on "Well known Naming Context",
> then in the drop-down box, select "Configuration". Drill down to
> CN=Services. I can't remember where it is after that. Drill down until you
> find it.
>
> Ace
>
>
>

In news:37967016-C4D6-4EA4-892F-(E-Mail Removed),
Vance Bowers <(E-Mail Removed)> stated, which I
commented on below:
> I was finally able to fix it through ADSIedit. It wasn't very easy
> to find, but doing several searches finally located my rogue systems
> and got them deleted.

Cool!

Ace